British Championship (1949) |
Played at the grammar school in Felixstowe, England, 8-19 August 1949. Rest day: Sunday 14 August. Number of games played: 16 x 11 = 176. Harry Golombek was British Champion for the 2nd time, with 8.5/11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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01 Golombek +18 +26 +08 +15 =09 +04 -11 +05 +03 =02 =07 8½
02 Fazekas =32 -30 +25 +28 +07 +09 =05 =11 +17 =01 +04 8
03 Horne =04 =07 -26 +32 +31 +06 +09 +16 -01 +11 +05 8
04 G A Thomas =03 +17 =21 +10 =16 -01 +14 +12 +11 =05 -02 7
05 Bowen +25 =08 +14 -09 +15 +16 =02 -01 +19 =04 -03 6½
06 A R B Thomas +28 =32 =30 =07 =26 -03 -20 =13 +18 +16 +17 6½
07 Tylor =31 =03 +12 =06 -02 +08 -10 +26 +09 =17 =01 6½
08 Fuller +24 =05 -01 +17 -12 -07 =23 +30 +15 +19 =11 6½
09 Fairhurst +27 =21 +11 +05 =01 -02 -03 +20 -07 =14 +12 6½
10 Broadbent -26 +18 +32 -04 -20 +13 +07 -17 +28 =12 +14 6½
11 Hooper +20 =15 -09 +23 +30 +21 +01 =02 -04 -03 =08 6½
12 Barden -14 +24 -07 +27 +08 =26 +21 -04 +16 =10 -09 6
13 O Penrose -21 +27 -16 =19 =17 -10 +31 =06 +29 +20 =15 6
14 Hunter +12 =16 -05 +29 -21 +15 -04 =19 +23 =09 -10 5½
15 Parr +19 =11 +29 -01 -05 -14 +28 =18 -08 +21 =13 5½
16 Newman +22 =14 +13 =30 =04 -05 +26 -03 -12 -06 +23 5½
17 Israel =23 -04 +20 -08 =13 +31 +18 +10 -02 =07 -06 5½
18 J Penrose -01 -10 -27 +24 +32 +22 -17 =15 -06 +29 =20 5
19 Phillips -15 =25 =24 =13 =23 +28 +30 =14 -05 -08 =22 5
20 Stone -11 =22 -17 +25 +10 =30 +06 -09 =21 -13 =18 5
21 Aitken +13 =09 =04 =26 +14 -11 -12 =23 =20 -15 =24 5
22 Bonham -16 =20 -28 -31 +25 -18 =29 =24 +32 +30 =19 5
23 Friedman =17 -29 +31 -11 =19 +27 =08 =21 -14 +26 -16 5
24 Derby -08 -12 =19 -18 -27 +29 =32 =22 +25 +28 =21 5
25 Harris -05 =19 -02 -20 -22 +32 +27 -28 -24 +31 +26 4½
26 Sergeant +10 -01 +03 =21 =06 =12 -16 -07 =30 -23 -25 4
27 Rhodes -09 -13 +18 -12 +24 -23 -25 -29 =31 +32 =28 4
28 Riley -06 =31 +22 -02 +29 -19 -15 +25 -10 -24 =27 4
29 Bruce =30 +23 -15 -14 -28 -24 =22 +27 -13 -18 +32 4
30 Woolverton =29 +02 =06 =16 -11 =20 -19 -08 =26 -22 =31 4
31 Russ =07 =28 -23 +22 -03 -17 -13 -32 =27 -25 =30 3
32 Abrahams =02 =06 -10 -03 -18 -25 =24 +31 -22 -27 -29 2½
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Eileen Tranmer won the British Ladies' Championship for the 2nd time, with 11/11.
Game dates
There are 121 missing games (8 April 2022)
Round 01: Monday 8 August
Round 02: Tuesday 9 August
Round 03: Wednesday 10 August
Round 04: Thursday 11 August
Round 05: Friday 12 August
Round 06: Saturday 13 August
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Round 07: Monday 15 August
Round 08: Tuesday 16 August
Round 09: Wednesday 17 August
Round 10: Thursday 18 August
Round 11: Friday 19 August
Sources
Photo: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b6GMz8yo...
BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
Previous (12-player round robin): British Championship (1948). Next: British Championship (1950)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. J M Aitken vs O Penrose |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1949 | British Championship | C71 Ruy Lopez |
2. R Bruce vs H I Woolverton |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1949 | British Championship | A10 English |
3. W Fairhurst vs H G Rhodes |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1949 | British Championship | D74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O |
4. J A Fuller vs L Derby |
 | 1-0 | 14 | 1949 | British Championship | B02 Alekhine's Defense |
5. A Phillips vs F Parr |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1949 | British Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
6. W Fairhurst vs J M Aitken |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1949 | British Championship | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
7. E G Sergeant vs Golombek |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1949 | British Championship | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
8. F Parr vs D V Hooper |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1949 | British Championship | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
9. O Friedman vs R Bruce |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1949 | British Championship | E95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1 |
10. D V Hooper vs W Fairhurst |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1949 | British Championship | B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
11. R Bruce vs F Parr |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1949 | British Championship | E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
12. J M Aitken vs G Thomas |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1949 | British Championship | C71 Ruy Lopez |
13. W Fairhurst vs A W Bowen |
| ½-½ | 55 | 1949 | British Championship | D50 Queen's Gambit Declined |
14. E G Sergeant vs J M Aitken |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1949 | British Championship | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
15. F Parr vs Golombek |
| 0-1 | 39 | 1949 | British Championship | A47 Queen's Indian |
16. C Hunter vs R Bruce |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1949 | British Championship | B58 Sicilian |
17. J M Aitken vs C Hunter |
 | 1-0 | 11 | 1949 | British Championship | C70 Ruy Lopez |
18. A W Bowen vs F Parr |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1949 | British Championship | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
19. R Broadbent vs J Stone |
| 0-1 | 52 | 1949 | British Championship | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
20. R Bruce vs D Riley |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1949 | British Championship | A13 English |
21. D V Hooper vs H I Woolverton |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1949 | British Championship | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
22. Golombek vs W Fairhurst |
| ½-½ | 39 | 1949 | British Championship | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
23. F Parr vs C Hunter |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1949 | British Championship | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
24. O Penrose vs R Broadbent |
 | 0-1 | 18 | 1949 | British Championship | A53 Old Indian |
25. L Derby vs R Bruce |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1949 | British Championship | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
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